A respite from the streets
When Scott was a child, he found a Hawaiian lei adorned with miniature alcohol bottles in his parents' basement. Scott sampled from the bottles and got drunk for the first time.
He was five years old.
It was a foreshadowing of things to come. By the time Scott was in high school, he was drinking a fifth of schnapps per day and had begun to dabble in cocaine.
As an adult, he became a diesel mechanic and a dad, but he never stopped drinking and doing drugs.
Now 53, Scott's lifestyle has taken its toll. He uses a walker and a wheelchair and has a host of chronic medical conditions that recently required hospitalization. Scott is also homeless and currently sleeping at Harbor Light Center, a shelter in downtown Minneapolis.
But Harbor Light's medical respite program is helping him make the best of a bad situation.
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Across the country, there's been a proliferation of medical respite programs for homeless adults. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council, which keeps a directory, counted 78 in 2016. Harbor Light's medical respite program, which is operated by Hennepin County Public Health, is one of three medical respite programs for homeless adults in Minnesota.
These programs are designed for people with an acute illness or injury who are too sick to recover on the streets (without risking complications or re-hospitalization) but who aren't sick enough to stay in a hospital.
Although their services vary, medical respite programs generally offer clients a shelter bed, meals, case management, and onsite medical care.
The programs aim to improve the health of homeless adults, a demographic that tends to be sicker than the general population. (The 2015 Minnesota Homeless Survey found that 51 percent have a chronic health condition, 60 percent have a serious mental illness, and 21 percent have a substance use disorder.)
Health professionals also hope that the programs will lower health care costs by reducing the number of times that homeless adults access emergency rooms and hospital inpatient facilities (or by avoiding these visits all together).
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In 2016, Scott was sleeping in the cab of his truck.
He was also becoming increasingly sick.
Without proper medical care, it's likely he would have died inside his vehicle, but a concerned citizen called the police, and the police brought Scott to the hospital.
After his hospitalization, Scott was set to be discharged to the streets. He would have gone back to living inside his vehicle, and it's likely that he would have suffered from complications or been re-hospitalized in short order. But a social worker intervened and connected him with Harbor Light Center's medical respite program, instead.
Most of the dorm rooms at Harbor Light are lined with bunk beds. But in the medical respite wing, it's medical beds that angle up or down, allowing a person to elevate his legs or head or both.
For Scott, who has trouble breathing, it's meant a more restful night's sleep.
Scott also has reduced mobility and alcohol-induced neuropathy (numbness) in his arms and legs. The more spacious respite wing (12 people versus 24) makes it easier for him to access the bathroom, his locker, and other parts of the shelter like the onsite Health Care for the Homeless clinic.
Scott receives much of his medical care at the Health Care for the Homeless clinic (when he has an offsite appointment, he'll take a cab there from the shelter). At Harbor Light, he also attends Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
In addition to accessible health care, Scott appreciates the shelter's social connectedness and says it's helped him maintain his sobriety. "For me, spending too much time alone -- I used to spend a lot of time alone -- makes me want to do things I shouldn't be necessarily doing," Scott explains, admitting that without the presence of other people, he'd likely be drinking.
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Currently, Harbor Light is one of five medical respite programs in the country that are participating in the National Health Care for the Homeless Council's medical respite innovation project. The multi-year project receives funding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is tracking metrics like emergency room and hospital admissions.
Since Harbor Light began participating in the project, 132 patients have used the shelter's medical respite services.
To date, the average rate of hospital readmissions (per enrollee-month) after placement in medical respite has decreased 39 percent, the average rate of emergency department visits (per enrollee) has decreased 20 percent, and the average rate of hospital observational stays (per enrollee) has decreased nine percent.
Learn more about the National Health Care for the Homeless Council.
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Although Scott faces many challenges, his situation could be worse. Because of the medical respite program, he's not living in his truck, and he hasn't had any complications since his hospitalization or been re-hospitalized. He's also receiving regular health care and has managed to maintain his sobriety.
A caseworker is trying to help him find permanent housing.
Susannah King, a senior clinical social worker at Health Care for the Homeless, says the medical respite program gives staff the flexibility to meet clients like Scott "where they're at."
"Where they're at" may not be a desirable place, but it's a place from which staff can help clients become more stable and self-sufficient.
The project described was supported by Grant Number 1C1CMS331336 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or any of its agencies.


Leech Lake Tribal College Names Dr. Donald Day as its Next President
Cass Lake, MN-The Board of Trustees of Leech Lake Tribal College has announced that Dr. Donald Day, Director of the American Indian Resource Center at Bemidji State University, has been selected as the next President of the College, effective August 13. He will succeed Dr. Ginny Carney, who is retiring in August after more than a decade of service at LLTC.
In announcing the appointment of Day, Rose Robinson, Chair of the Leech Lake Tribal College Board of Trustees, stated "On behalf of the LLTC Board of Trustees, I extend a warm welcome to Dr. Day. We are all looking forward to working with Don as he steps into this leadership role at an entity that is so important to our community."
Day's career in education spans more than 35 years, and has covered a wide range of roles including academic counseling, teaching, research, student services, curriculum development, and administration, including a successful stint as president of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. Day mentioned that one of his proudest accomplishments was gaining approval from the Higher Learning Commission for FDLTCC to offer its first ever four-year degree program – a big leap forward for any community college.
"Leech Lake Tribal College is an awesome institution with strong academic programs that are grounded in Anishinaabeg values" Day said. "I look forward to working for my people again and expanding the already impressive services and outreach efforts in which the college faculty and staff are now engaged."
Dr. Carney will stay on board at LLTC until August 15, and then plans to return to southeast Tennessee to spend time with family and friends. "My 11 years at Leech Lake Tribal College have been some of the most rewarding and fulfilling years of my life, and I am confident that Dr. Day will be given the same warmth and respect that I have received," said Carney. "I offer my congratulations to Don and wish him all the best as he assumes his role as President of LLTC."
Founded in 1990, Leech Lake Tribal College is a public, 2-year college that provides higher education grounded in Anishinaabe values. For more information about the college, visit www.lltc.edu or call 218-335-4200


Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Genomics
The Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB) invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Evolutionary Genomics starting July 1, 2020. Candidates should address key evolutionary questions using genomic data at the scale of populations, species or above, or questions involving evolution of the genome itself. Candidates proficient in the application of advanced statistical methods to genomic data are particularly encouraged.
The successful candidate will join a vibrant community of researchers in the EEOB Department, and in such graduate programs as EEOB, and GGB (Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics), both of which involve outstanding interdepartmental groups of faculty. Other collaborative research groups on campus include the Center for Conservation Biology, the Center for Invasive Species Research, the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, and the Environmental Dynamics and GeoEcology (EDGE) Institute. The successful candidate will also have access to modern campus facilities including a genomics and proteomics core, a high-performance computing cluster, and the Center for Advanced Microscopy, and to the UC Natural Reserve System (UCNRS.org), an outstanding network of field stations in diverse California ecosystems. Consult eeob.ucr.edu for further details.
A Ph.D. in evolutionary genomics or a related discipline, at least one year of postdoctoral training, and demonstrated excellence in research are required. The successful candidate must be willing and able to pursue extramurally funded research in order to develop a creative research program, and contribute to teaching in our undergraduate and graduate core curricula in physiology and related areas within the department.
Applications must be submitted through: aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF01192, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, separate statements of research and teaching interests, and up to three selected publication reprints. A statement addressing the candidate's past and potential future contributions to promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment is also required. This can be reflected through research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, community engagement, service, and any of the other varied activities that are a part of an academic career. In addition, applicants should request that three letters of recommendation be submitted through this site.
Evaluation of applications will begin November 27, 2019, but the position will remain open until filled. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to submit their applications prior to the above date. For more information about the position, please contact Dr. Leonard Nunney, Chair of the Search Committee, at nunney@ucr.edu. For inquiries regarding the application process, please contact Mary Stuart, Academic Personnel, at mary.stuart@ucr.edu.
The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
Advancement through the faculty ranks at the University of California is through a series of structured, merit-based evaluations, occurring every 2-3 years, each of which includes substantial peer input.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/ADA/Veterans Employer.


Our Community & Neighbourhood Services aim to bring people together to build stronger communities where all people feel included and supported. Our three Neighbourhood Centres are safe and welcoming community hubs, open to everyone to use as a place to come and be heard, be supported, be connected and belong.
COMMUNITY ROOMS FOR GROUPS & EVENTS
Our three Neighbourhood Centres in Katoomba, Lawson and Blaxland have rooms available for Community Groups and individuals looking to host community events and activities. Please contact us to discuss your needs. If we don't have a suitable space available for when you need it, we can help you find an alternative space somewhere else.
VIRTUAL COMMUNITY GROUP ROOMS
We now have a Virtual Community Room on Zoom and via Teleconference that can be used by community groups at no cost, so we can continue to support you and help keep everyone more connected. Please contact us if you would like to join a local social or support group, or if you would like to consider holding your group in our Virtual Community Room.
EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF HAMPERS
Emergency food hampers are available through our Neighbourhood Centres for anyone in need of a little extra support with pantry staples. Our food supplies are regular but limited, so please contact us so we can make sure we have a Hamper or other emergency supplies ready for you to pick-up or to be delivered, depending on your needs.
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GROUPS, ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
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Belong Blue Mountains supports a Graffiti Removal Service run by an amazing team of volunteers who work to remove tags and other unlawful graffiti as quickly as possible to discourage repeat offenders and keep our mountains beautiful.
A Blue-Mountains-wide alliance has been formed under volunteer coordinator Greg Birtles of the Hazelbrook Association with the Lower Mountains Volunteer Coordinator John Oakey. This service has the support of our local Police Force and the Blue Mountains City Council, and is funded by the NSW Department of Communities & Justice.
Please report any graffiti you see anywhere in the Blue Mountains as soon as possible to the
GRAFFITI HOTLINE: 02 4759 2592.
KATOOMBA NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
The Katoomba Neighbourhood
Centre was first opened at 10
Station Street in 1979 to provide a
meeting place for neighbours and
run entirely by volunteers. Over 40
years later, it is now a busy hub of
workers, volunteers and community
members with a wide range of
service and activities available.
Drop-In: 9am to 4:00pm Weekdays
Call: 9am to 4pm Weekdays
Address: 6-10 Station St. Katoomba
Email: kncadmin@belongbm.org.au
MID MOUNTAINS NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
Our Mid-Mountains Neighbourhood
Centre has its origins in a
that started in 1987. The
Community Centre opened its doors
in Lawson in 1992 and is now home
for a growing team of workers and
volunteers with a busy calendar of
community activity.
Drop-In: 9:00am to 4:00pm Weekdays
Address: 9 New Street, Lawson
Phone: (02) 47 592 592
Email: mmncadmin@belongbm.org.au
LOWER MOUNTAINS NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
In 1981, a group of community
members got together to start the
volunteer-run Lower Mountains
Community Aid Service. The service
grew to become a fully-fledged
Neighbourhood Centre in 1992 and
now has a wide range of volunteer
and funded services, groups,
activities, workshops and events.
Drop-In: 9:00am to 4:00pm Tues-Friday
Address: 33 Hope Street, Blaxland
Email: lmncadmin@belongbm.org.au


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Leaving the City of Refuge Means Loss of Life
The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom—1973
BLOODGUILT THROUGH SHARING RESPONSIBILITY
HOW TO FLEE TO TODAY'S REFUGE CITY
REQUEST TO GOD FOR A CLEAN CONSCIENCE
HOLDING FIRM DOWN TO THE END
WHEN FREED FROM THE CITY OF REFUGE
Stay in the "City of Refuge" and Live!
The Way to Security
Keeping Within the Bounds of Refuge
Avoidance Inside the Cities of Refuge
1. In what position like the Jews of Jesus' day does Christendom stand?
TODAY bloodguilt rests heavily upon Christendom and upon all the world. Many sincere persons, because they have not personally killed a man or directly engaged in war, are unaware of their own personal share in the guilt. Nevertheless, they must share this responsibility with those represented in prophecy as having shed innocent blood. Christendom today stands in the same position as the Jews of Jesus' day, to whom Jesus said: "Here I am sending forth to you prophets and wise men and public instructors. Some of them you will kill and impale, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city; that there may come upon you all the righteous blood spilled on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar. Truly I say to you, All these things will come upon this generation. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the killer of the prophets and stoner of those sent forth to her."—Matt. 23:34-37.
2. From what did Jerusalem's bloodstained record come, and what retribution did she receive?
2 Jerusalem's bloodstained record came, not from engaging in theocratic warfare under the command of Jehovah God, but because she shed innocent blood and deliberately put to death many of God's prophets, even Jesus, God's Son, being condemned to death there. This was not done in innocence, for seven centuries earlier, in Jeremiah's day, Jehovah exposed Jerusalem's bloodguilt when he said through his prophet: "Also, in your skirts there have been found the blood marks of the souls of the innocent poor ones. Not in the act of breaking in have I found them, but they are upon all these. But you say, 'I have remained innocent. Surely his anger has turned back from me.' Here I am entering into controversy with you on account of your saying, 'I have not sinned.'" (Jer. 2:34, 35) Acting directly upon these words, in 607 B.C.E. Jehovah did express his anger against Jerusalem for her wanton bloodshed, and his Babylonian executioners poured out her blood upon the ground in an appalling destruction. So, too, Jerusalem came in for another bloodbath, in fulfillment of Jesus' words, and before it was finished in the summer of 70 C.E. 1,100,000 had died within the besieged city.
3. Why did many perish who had not directly taken life?
3 Let those in Christendom particularly take heed from this warning example. Not all the Jews killed by the Babylonians or by the Romans were guilty directly of killing God's prophets or otherwise taking human life, yet they perished with those who had willfully shed innocent blood. Why so? Because they upheld the record and traditions of Judaism and thus shared in this society responsibility for her bloodguilt.
4. Why cannot Jehovah overlook Christendom's record?
4 Christendom is truly a modern-day counterpart of Jerusalem and her realm of Judah. Christendom's record before God has been stained with blood unjustly shed from her beginning in the fourth century, in Constantine's day. This record cannot go unnoticed, for Jehovah, who does not change, stated to Noah: "Your blood of your souls shall I ask back. From the hand of every living creature shall I ask it back; and from the hand of man, from the hand of each one who is his brother, shall I ask back the soul of man. Anyone shedding man's blood, by man will his own blood be shed, for in God's image he made man."—Gen. 9:5, 6.
5. (a) What acts of Christendom have established her record, and why can they not be justified? (b) Who share responsibility in Christendom's bloodguilt?
5 Christendom's hundreds of wars besides religious inquisitions and crusades prior to 1914 have expended the lives of countless hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting persons, and the two world wars since 1914, for which Christendom must bear the major responsibility as to tens of millions of lives, have amassed a frightful blood debt, which she must settle according to God's covenant concerning blood. These wars cannot be claimed to be theocratic wars fought in God's name, although priests and clergymen of both sides in these controversies that were fought in Christendom have imparted blessings on their participants. This has not authorized anyone to kill his fellowman and stand without bloodguilt before Jehovah God. Coming under such priest's or clergyman's blessing was not a coming into the "city of refuge" of Jehovah's High Priest, Jesus Christ. Though fought sincerely by many in a religious or patriotic fervor, the calling of God's name on such conflicts has not relieved the participants of bloodguilt. Additionally, those who approve, aid or back up those persons that directly commit bloodshed, or engage in propaganda and such movements that lead to innocent spilling of blood, likewise come under a society responsibility as parties to the crime and must stand before the God of justice, who cannot and will not pass by such bloodguilt.
6. Of what further act is Christendom guilty, and will she escape punishment for this?
6 Of a far more serious nature, however, is Christendom's bloodguilt because of taking the lives of many of God's true servants. Babylon the Great, the worldwide empire of false religion, of which Christendom is the dominant part, is described in the book of Revelation as being "drunk with the blood of the holy ones and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus." (Rev. 17:6) Just as surely as Christendom has failed to heed the warning of Jehovah, so Jehovah's judgment will soon be entered upon her as it was upon her prototype, Jerusalem and Judah, in 607 B.C.E. and 70 C.E. All persons found to be in association with her at that time will be sharers in her guilt and must also share in her destruction.—Rev. 18:4.
7. When will Jehovah's Avenger of blood strike, and where only is refuge to be found?
7 Jehovah has mercifully held back his Avenger of blood, the Lord Jesus Christ, from striking out with his angelic hosts against Christendom and all those sharing in her bloodguilt, but soon the time limit will be ended. (Rev. 7:1-3) In the coming "great tribulation" the Avenger of human blood will strike. "For, look! Jehovah is coming forth from his place to call to account the error of the inhabitant of the land against him, and the land will certainly expose her bloodshed and will no longer cover over her killed ones." (Isa. 26:21; Matt. 24:21, 22) When that time of decision comes, all mankind will be brought face-to-face with their joint responsibility, and this on a larger scale than Jerusalem and Jewry ever faced. All who have not found the place of safety will be made to pay the penalty. For all time the earth must be cleansed of the blood of those unrighteously slain. Atonement must be made in order that the covenant concerning the sanctity of blood made with Noah might be fulfilled. The only way to flee to safety is to find the road leading to Jehovah's antitypical "city of refuge" and abide there until the day of Jehovah's wrath is past and continue dwelling in it under the benefit of Jehovah's great High Priest, Jesus Christ. What, then, is the antitypical city of refuge?
8. What is the antitypical city of refuge, and how is entrance made into it?
8 In ancient Israel the manslayer must flee to one of the six cities especially designated, and, after establishing his innocence in regard to wanton slaying, he must abide in the city of refuge until the acting high priest died. (Num. 35:9-34) Thus the antitypical city of refuge must be Jehovah's provision to protect one from execution for violating God's covenant concerning the sanctity of blood. Entrance into that city is made by our coming and remaining under the benefits of the active service of his High Priest, Jesus Christ. Jesus' perfect human life, which he sacrificed on earth, was equivalent to that which the first man Adam enjoyed in the paradise of Eden. Jesus surrendered this sinless life in death and after his resurrection and ascension to the right hand of God in heaven he was able to present the value of the ransom sacrifice for the sake of Adam's dying descendants. Thus Jesus became mankind's Redeemer, our closest relative. The administration of the benefits of this ransom sacrifice therefore cleanses us of guilt and provides a reconciliation for mankind to God.—Heb. 2:14; 10:12; Rom. 5:11; compare Acts 2:37-40.
9. (a) In seeking God's forgiveness, what must be done by every violator of the divine covenant concerning the sanctity of blood? (b) How does Paul stand as an example?
9 Every violator of the divine covenant concerning the sanctity of blood, whether willful or unintentional, must seek God's forgiveness and the cancellation of his sin through faith in this lifeblood of the High Priest, Jesus. He must show sincere repentance over having committed a violation by obediently remaining under the divine provision through Christ, trusting in the righteousness and the good offices of the High Priest. Paul, the apostle, who as Saul of Tarsus persecuted the Christian congregation, even approving of the murder of them, stands as an example of those violating the covenant concerning blood. "Nevertheless," he says, "I was shown mercy, because I was ignorant and acted with a lack of faith." (1 Tim. 1:13) Because Jehovah through Christ saw this repentant attitude in Saul, established later by many faithful works, the Avenger of blood, the resurrected Jesus Christ, did not put him to death later in the 'day of vengeance of our God.' (Isa. 61:2) When Jesus revealed himself to Saul and exposed Saul's persecution of the true church as persecution of Him, Saul repented, changed his course of action, and availed himself from then on of the benefits of the ransom sacrifice, as in a refuge city.—Acts 9:1-19.
10. How does one today seek to have a clean conscience before God?
10 Coming into the ancient city of refuge on the part of the unintentional manslayer was not enough for his protection. Before he could remain in the city and receive the benefits the city had to offer he must prove that he had a clean conscience toward God in regard to the intentional spilling of blood. Today this clean conscience toward God can be obtained only by a sincere, honest request to God expressed in dedication of oneself to God through Christ and then baptism. This means that the person coming to God must recognize the sins that he has committed in violation of God's law and must change his course of action in regard to the doing of God's will. Thus, a full and unreserved dedication of his life must be made to Jehovah and then a presenting of himself for total immersion in water must take place in symbol of his dedication. Especially now as the world's end nears.
11. What is the clean conscience that we request, and how is it maintained?
11 The apostle Peter spoke of the saving power of baptism and its relation to the Christian conscience when he wrote at 1 Peter 3:20, 21: "That which corresponds to this [that is, Noah and his family's passing through the flood in the ark in that end of the world] is also now saving you, namely, baptism, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the request made to God for a good conscience,) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ." The conscience that we request from God by complying with his baptismal arrangement is a conscience that is freed of any guilt toward God. It is an awareness of the provision of Jesus' atonement sacrifice that cleanses us of all sin, not like the animal sacrifices that had to be repeated every year. No, this good conscience that God gives us allows us to come into a clean relationship with Jehovah and stay that way by availing ourselves of the services of his great High Priest. Those coming into this condition must maintain that good conscience by continuing to perform the work assigned to them in this antitypical city of refuge. The conscience therefore plays an important part in our remaining in the city of refuge.
12. How could we put ourselves in the dangerous position of leaving the modern-day city of refuge?
12 Having come into the antitypical city through dedication and baptism under the provision of the atonement sacrifice of Christ Jesus, we leave behind all sense of guilt and we should continue on in the city with that same freedom. Should we, however, begin to harden our conscience against God and justify ourselves for even minor infractions of Jehovah's law for those refugees in the city, we are putting ourselves in the dangerous position of eventually leaving the city altogether. God's law is clearly defined for us in his Word and through the Bible publications that he has provided to understand his will and purpose for mankind in the time of the end. To ignore this clear direction of God's spirit is to ignore the direction of our Christian conscience. To ignore the conscience is in time to feel no pain or disturbance when it should prick us. Eventually, as Paul said, the conscience can become hardened like flesh seared with a branding iron. In this condition the conscience, like proud flesh, feels no pain, no sense of guilt. In time we could become complacent toward wrongdoing, and when wrong is called to our attention we will eventually just shrug it off as though to say: "So what? Who cares?" Such an indifferent attitude can lead only to a complete disregard for the provision under which we were permitted to enter the city, and if we are overtaken in this condition, this state of mind, we would have no protection from the Avenger of blood because we would be no longer in this city under the protective benefits of the High Priest during the coming "day of vengeance."
13. How does one leave the antitypical city of refuge, how can this be avoided, and what danger is faced by those who do leave?
13 Since becoming self-reliant and losing faith in the High Priest's sacrifice and trusting no more in its covering of sins is to leave the city of refuge, thus exposing ourselves to destruction at Armageddon, we do well to heed the warning of the apostle Paul when he said: "That is why it is necessary for us to pay more than the usual attention to the things heard by us, that we may never drift away." (Heb. 2:1) The time for Jehovah's Avenger to go into action is ever closer. Now is no time to be caught unawares, outside the city of refuge or in a dangerous position near the edge of the pasture grounds, which marked the limits of this sanctuary provided by Jehovah. We must never fall into the snare of thinking that we can deviate even just a little from the righteous requirements of Jehovah. Who of us can say at what point one becomes willful in ignoring Jehovah's provision and ceases to be one who is 'just using poor judgment'? Remember what Paul said in 1 Corinthians 4:4: "For I am not conscious of anything against myself. Yet by this I am not proved righteous, but he that examines me is Jehovah." Can we say that we are putting our trust in Jehovah if we deliberately ignore or violate his commandments to us? To think of leaving the antitypical city of refuge even temporarily is to tempt God to save us from his Avenger of blood. Besides, if a person in such a condition had to face death right now from natural causes before the "great tribulation," what share has he in the resurrection? Never should we neglect laying a sufficiently sound basis in faith, relying sufficiently on the great High Priest's services, for the Avenger of blood to remember us favorably when resurrection time comes. (Matt. 24:21, 22) Failure to do so in this "time of the end" can mean extinction for all time. One would not be privileged to survive the coming "great tribulation." One is executed.
14. How long must those now on earth with heavenly hopes stay within the antitypical city, and why until then?
14 How long must the former bloodguilty ones stay inside the city of refuge? Until they no longer need the services of the High Priest. Paul wrote to the Hebrews: "Consequently he is able also to save completely those who are approaching God through him, because he is always alive to plead for them. For such a high priest as this was suitable for us, loyal, guileless, undefiled, separated from the sinners, and become higher than the heavens." (Heb. 7:25, 26) Such services, then, are for those survivors of the "great tribulation" who are in human imperfection. As long as any bloodguilt continues, the services of the High Priest are necessary in order to maintain a right standing with God. Those who have been anointed by God's holy spirit to be spiritual sons, joint heirs with Christ, must keep within the antitypical city of refuge till they faithfully finish their earthly course in death, thereby forever sacrificing their human nature. Since Christ's sacrifice applies only to those having human nature, the High Priest "dies" to them in the sense that he no more needs to act in their behalf with the merit of his human sacrifice, for in the case of the "little flock" of "joint heirs with Christ" in the resurrection they are changed from human to spirit and reside henceforth in heaven as possessing a "divine nature."—Luke 12:32; Rom. 8:17; 2 Pet. 1:4.
15. When are those with earthly hopes free to leave the antitypical city, and what accomplishes this for them?
15 Those survivors of the "great tribulation" with hopes of earthly life, however, are not freed from the city of refuge when God's enemies have been destroyed at Armageddon and retribution has been meted out for the blood of those innocently slain throughout the generations of mankind. True, before the Avenger of blood acts as Jehovah's executioner, those of this "great crowd" must have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Still, the "great tribulation" does not remove their bloodguilt or rid them immediately of the sins inherited from Adam. Even though they have a clean conscience toward God, they must continue to maintain this clean conscience by staying within the bounds of the antitypical city of refuge until restored to human perfection, thereby no longer needing the services of the High Priest. When will this come? Only when they have attained to human perfection at the end of the thousand-year reign of Christ and he yields them over in their perfection to Jehovah for a final test of their integrity on their own merit. When they come out from under this protection of the great High Priest, Jesus Christ, he, in effect, as High Priest dies to them, for he will no longer need to act in their behalf with the cleansing blood of his sacrifice.
16. What position toward the antitypical city of refuge do those have who come forth in the resurrection to life on earth?
16 What of those, then, who will be resurrected during Jesus' thousand-year reign? Must these, too, come within the city of refuge and remain there until the "death of the high priest"? No. For these have paid the penalty for their sinfulness by their own death. (Rom. 6:7) They have been acquitted of sin by going down into the common grave of all mankind. On coming forth from death, they are now standing on a road that leads, not into the antitypical city of refuge, but into life everlasting. Continuing on this highway of life they too will be aided by the High Priest to attain to human perfection. Their passing the final test after the end of the thousand-year reign of Christ will bring them also Jehovah's declaration of them righteous and a guarantee of endless life on earth. Failure, however, to meet the requirements of God that will apply to mankind in that day will bring upon them a final judgment of condemnation and they will be exterminated forever, just as those who were executed a thousand years earlier in the "great tribulation."
17. What questions arise as to the "death" of the High Priest?
17 But, someone might ask, what of Paul's words to the Hebrews: "This hope we have as an anchor for the soul, both sure and firm, and it enters in within the curtain, where a forerunner has entered in our behalf, Jesus who has become a high priest according to the manner of Melchizedek forever"? (Heb. 6:19, 20) Why is it said that Jesus will be a High Priest forever if his services as High Priest are to end toward the world of mankind at the end of the thousand years? In what way does he continue as High Priest forever?
18. What service of the great High Priest will come to an end, but why will this not put an end to all his relationship with mankind?
18 In the Jewish type the high priest literally died, thus ending not only his services as high priest but his life as well. This is not so with the greater High Priest, Jesus Christ. True, his services end in this capacity when mankind is brought to a complete standing in righteousness before Jehovah, but Jesus at Jehovah's right hand continues forever. Cessation of his office as a mediating High Priest toward mankind does not end his life. The good effects of his service as King and High Priest over mankind will remain forever with mankind, and mankind will forever be indebted to him for having served as King and High Priest in their behalf. To all eternity they will bow the knee at the name of Jesus and confess that he is Lord to the glory of God the Father. (Phil. 2:5-11) His services toward mankind will then no longer be necessary in the application of his atonement sacrifice toward them. But as Jehovah's great Administrator and Spokesman, he will unquestionably continue throughout all eternity as the preeminent One in magnifying Jehovah's praise and leading in worship that will unify the entire universe to Jehovah's glory and honor.
19. What can now sustain us, and what should our earnest effort be?
19 What a blessed privilege it will be to be among those happy creatures who have survived down to that time! How thankful we will be for the mercy of Jehovah that has made this marvelous provision possible! It is this hope now that can sustain us. May we cherish it as we treasure life itself, for remaining in Jehovah's refuge city now in this "time of the end" of the bloodguilty world does mean our life.


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After Another Disappointing Loss, Mizzou Shifts Their Focus To Senior Night
By: Nate Smith
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The Missouri Tigers suffered their fourth straight loss on Saturday when they fell to the 11th ranked Florida Gators. The 23-6 defeat dropped the Tigers to 2-4 in SEC play and 5-5 overall on the year. The Tigers' performance left something to be desired, as fans voiced their frustration on social media following the game.
With only two games remaining on the season, and the NCAA yet to make a ruling on the bowl ban, it's fair to wonder what the team's goals are as they round out the year. Speaking after the Florida game, many of the Missouri players referenced the upcoming senior night game against Tennessee. Quarterback Kelly Bryant said, "we've gotta finish (the season) on the right note, at home for the seniors." Bryant and the rest of the Missouri offense struggled to get going on Saturday, as they were unable to find the end zone. A pair of Tucker McCann field goals provided the only points on the afternoon for the Tigers.
Linebacker Nick Bolton talks about his near pick-six against Florida
Cornerback Jarvis Ware doubled down on Bryant's comments, saying "our plan is to send the seniors out the right way." Ware, a Florida native, was very vocal on-field following the loss to the Gators, drawing some criticism for how he handled himself. Despite that, Ware remained very humble and transparent in his post-game media availability. "We've all got to keep our heads up…everybody takes losses but what really matters is how you bounce back from a loss. If everybody keeps their heads up, (and we keep putting the work in) and keep grinding…we will come out successful."
Cornerback Jarvis Ware talks with media members following the tough loss
Center Trystan Colon-Castillo shared some insight from the coaches' post-game locker room message. "Coach Odom told us all it's on them, it's on the coaches, which as players, we didn't think (that)." Colon-Castillo also brought up senior punt returner Richaud Floyd, who addressed the team with a motivational message of his own, that was also centered around sending the seniors out on the proverbial right note.
Trystan Colon-Castillo talks with media members following the game
Bolton and the Tigers will look to rebound next weekend against Tennessee, who will also enter the contest with a .500 record. Mizzou opened as four-point favorites before the line adjusted to -5.5 in favor of the Tigers. A win against the rival Volunteers wouldn't solve all of Missouri's problems, but it would be a step in the right direction for a talented, yet inconsistent team in desperate need of a confidence boost. The Tigers and Volunteers will kick-off from Faurot Field on Saturday at 6:30 PM. Mizzou fans are understandably discouraged by the turn the season has taken, but they can be at least somewhat encouraged by the positive strides that the defensive unit has continued to make. Star linebacker Nick Bolton has stepped up to help ease the burden caused by the injury to team leader Cale Garrett. Talking about his near pick-six against Florida that barely slipped out of his hands, Bolton said "I've gotta make that play…I consider myself a playmaker." Had Bolton secured the interception and returned it for a touchdown, it would've cut the Gator lead to 13-10 with just over nine minutes remaining in the third quarter. Bolton's playmaking has stood out this season, as the Tigers' linebacker already has one pick-six on his resume. While he wasn't able to repeat the feat against Florida, Bolton's attitude, on-field play, and leadership all speak volumes for a Missouri team going through a tumultuous season.
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Trump's Re-Election Strategy
Wanda Eaves-Taylor	Politics	 September 13, 2020 September 13, 2020 12 Minutes
What is Trump's strategy?
By David Leonhardt August 28, 2020 [ nytimes.com ]
The goal of this week's Republican convention wasn't always clear. At times, it presented President Trump — as a champion of immigrants, a promoter of racial justice and a defender of women — in ways that obviously conflicted with his entire time as a public figure.
Trump's campaign doesn't really think it can reinvent him in the minds of most voters at this stage, does it? No, it doesn't. But it doesn't have to, either. And there was indeed a method to the through-the-looking-glass messages that the convention was offering this week.
Trump's record on diversity and national unity — on race, immigration and gender — is a problem for him. It makes him anathema to many progressives, who would never vote for him, of course. But it also weighs on some swing voters and disaffected Republicans who haven't yet made up their minds, polls suggest. This group includes people who voted for Trump in 2016 and flipped to the Democrats in the 2018 midterms. It includes people who didn't used to express concern about racism but have begun doing so in recent months. It includes whites and a significant number of Latinos, among others.
To these voters, the question of Trump's racism or sexism isn't binary. They know he can be ugly — or "unfiltered," as his daughter Ivanka Trump put it last night. But these swing voters have their limits. To vote for Trump in 2020, they want to believe that he is different from the worst version of himself.
One of the Republican Party's main goals of the past four nights was giving these voters permission to believe that.
That's why the convention included testimonials to his personal character — as well as a parade of female, Black and Latino speakers (unlike many recent White House meetings). "I can tell you, he really cares," Ja'Ron Smith, the highest-ranking Black official in Trump's White House, said from the stage last night. For the same reason, the Trump campaign has already been aggressive in spending money on Spanish-language ads, especially in Arizona, Florida and North Carolina.
"What the Republicans know is they don't need to win a majority of our vote," Chuck Rocha, a Latino strategist and the author of "Tío Bernie," about Bernie Sanders's outreach efforts, told my colleague Ian Prasad Philbrick. Trump won about 30 percent of the Latino vote in 2016 and is trying to do slightly better this year. The main target, Rocha added, is "Latino men who care a lot about law and order and keeping their families safe."
Trump's overall campaign strategy came into focus this week. It looks like this:
Sand off the worst parts of his image with voters who haven't yet made up their minds.
Offer a misleading defense of his records on the coronavirus. Remind people of the
growing pre-virus economy. And define Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as politically
correct establishment figures who will refuse to stand up to rioters or socialists.
"Your vote," Trump said in his speech closing the convention last night, "will decide whether we protect law-abiding Americans, or whether we give free rein to violent anarchists, agitators and criminals who threaten our citizens." This week, Republicans had the nation's political stage to make their case, just as Democrats had it the previous week to make theirs: against Trump as a lying, racist, corrupt, would-be authoritarian. The terms of the debate are set. The campaign has less than 10 weeks remaining.
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Republican Convention: Best and Worst Moments From Trump's Big Night
Our columnists and contributors give their rankings.
The New York Times Opinion Writers August 28, 2020
It is no secret that I am NOT a Trump supporter. I have nothing against the Republican Party, but I have no love for Trump – the kind of politician he is, the kind of ungodly man he is. So, I am biased in my opinion on that issue. This is MY post and I have no desire to occupy MY space with the "best" moments (in my opinion, there were none!) of the Republican National Convention. You can go to the Times and read it for yourself if you'd like. I have chosen to look at what the opinion writers have chosen as the Worst Moments :
Wajahat Ali With a straight face, Trump said he can modestly say he had done more for Black people than any other president since Lincoln. He said this after an entire evening of Republican speakers bashed Black Lives Matter, their supporters and millions of demonstrators who protested against police brutality. He said this as a birther. He said this as one of his supporters just killed two people in Kenosha and overnight became a right-wing hero.
Jamelle Bouie Trump's acceptance speech was long and intolerably boring, but what was offensive was the entire display in front of the White House. It was corrupt, but more than that it was a statement of contempt for the basic republican principle that the people are sovereign, not the leader they elect. The unmistakable message sent by erecting MAGA banners in front of the White House is that the government is Trump, and Trump is the government. For all the talk of "heritage" and "history" from this president and his allies, this is what it looks like to attack our founding values.
Linda Chavez It was bad enough that Trump commandeered the White House for a what looked like a super-spreader party. His speech was not that of a successful incumbent, but a scared underdog whose only hope is to persuade voters the Democrats are socialists who want to burn down the country. Let's pray none of the maskless guests spread Covid-19 through the crowd.
Gail Collins Rudy Giuliani — like being stuck with your cranky Uncle Fred at the end of a really long cocktail party.
Ross Douthat The inability of any speaker, civilian or politician, to resolve the tension between the usual incumbent claims that Things Have Never Been Better and the grim reality of the Covid-19 death rate and the unemployment rate. There were other tensions — blaming Biden for being too tough on crime in the 1990s and blaming him for being too lax on crime now; claiming Americans won't be safe in Biden's presidency by citing trends that have worsened under Trump. But the basic problem for this convention is that the Republicans were trying to sell an incumbent administration that failed to prevent a continuing crisis — evident in the very design of the convention itself — and nobody tonight, up to Trump himself, had any rhetorical solution save evasion.
Michelle Goldberg Trump's speech was demagogic and full of filthy lies but at least it was extremely boring.
Nicole Hemmer With more than a thousand maskless people packed tightly on the South Lawn, Trump staged a campaign rally at the White House — a violation of both norms and possibly law. It's the perfect encapsulation of his presidency: obscene and corrupt, with little regard for human life.
Nicholas Kristof Rudy Giuliani was shameless in fear-mongering, painting New York City as a dangerous nightmare of Democratic rule. In fact, New York City has seen just over one murder a day on average so far this year; in the last two years of Giuliani's term as mayor, New York City's murder rate was much higher than it is now.
Matt Labash Was wrestling over who should get my dry-cleaning bill after hearing so much ridiculousness that I kept spitting bourbon through my nose, thus ruining my MAGA sweater. But the prize goes to Dan Scavino, Trump's former golf caddy and current social media director, who had the cojones to actually say, "I wish you could be at [Trump's] side with me to see his endless kindness to everyone he meets." This, of the guy who actually tweeted: "Happy Thanksgiving to all — even the haters and losers!" Tonight's R.N.C. prom theme was "America, Land of Greatness." Good thing it wasn't "Land of Self-Awareness."
Liz Mair Ivanka taking the stage with her father, and Melania trying to greet her with a smile, but then immediately looking freaked out and very much not pleased to see her stepdaughter. Weird family vibes that the rest of the country didn't really need to be involved in.
Daniel McCarthy Mitch McConnell had to be included in the convention, but he didn't have to go on the final night, when his dryness would be conspicuous. He was a reminder of how uninspiring the G.O.P. was before Trump.
Melanye Price Trump saying that electing Joe Biden will give us health problems including heart attacks when he has failed to take any responsibility for the worst public health crisis in American history. It was particularly vulgar at an event on the White House lawn with unmasked attendees who were not socially distancing.
Bret Stephens Ivanka Trump. Yes, her speech was polished and effective and maybe she'll be the next governor of Florida. Till then, who elected her viceroy of these colonies?
Mimi Swartz Trump claiming that he's done more for Black Americans than any president since Abraham Lincoln.
Héctor Tobar Satirists, comedians and surrealist poets all rejoiced at the absurd tableau of Trump's closing speech: a generalissimo with a comb-over, hovering over an audience of sycophants who were so deeply enthralled by his demagogy, they risked infection by a deadly virus to bask in his presence. I never imagined I'd see the White House this sullied by the weirdness of a cult of personality: sad.
Peter Wehner Rudy Giuliani. He started the speech coiled with anger; by the end, he was uncoiled and enraged — sputtering, yelling into an empty auditorium, his voice cracking, his glasses slipping off his nose. Once "America's Mayor," Giuliani long ago became a sad figure; he's now a pathetic one.
Will Wilkinson Trump's use of the White House as a political prop to declare "l'état, c'est moi" — to undermine the distinctions between state and party, office and occupant — is a shocking betrayal of our nation's republican ideals. It was a crime against the meaning of America far greater than if he had ripped the flags gaudily arrayed around him from their poles, tossed them in a heap and burned them in a towering bonfire. Trump also betrayed his country by packing a crowd of partisans, maskless and undistanced, into the South Lawn. "Four more years," they chanted. Thanks to Trump's failure, thousands of Americans won't be getting even one more year.
What Else Mattered ?
Wajahat Ali Consistency should matter. Trump and Republicans spent the night painting a picture of America as a violent, dangerous hellscape where rioters and looters have taken control. Then Trump bragged and lied about all of his accomplishments in making this country great. That's not really an effective message for an incumbent, who's been the leader of the country for four years. Trump basically made the case to vote for Biden.
Jamelle Bouie What else mattered: Trump is the unambiguous underdog in this election. His tasks is to regain just enough lost ground to eke out an Electoral College victory. This speech was an opportunity to do just that, and he failed. If you were on the fence about Trump, nothing in this rote, laundry list of a speech will likely assuage your concerns. Trump could have reintroduced himself to the public, he could have shown his commitment to solving problems like the deadly pandemic killing a thousand Americans each day. He did neither, wasting an important chance to shift the ground of the campaign.
Linda Chavez Using the White House as a backdrop for a political convention was a travesty, but so was filling the audience (amid a pandemic) with federal workers like the I.C.E. agents the president pointed to during the speech. The White House should not be a prop for a reality show president.
Gail Collins Trump announced his candidacy in an inappropriate place (White House lawn) to an audience that was way too squished for coronavirus summer. That was actually the only exciting part.
Ross Douthat Well, the president gave a speech. It previewed some plausible lines of attack against Biden for the fall; it cited some genuine achievements; it had some predictable falsehoods and exaggerations … but mostly it just went on forever, in that singsong that Trump falls into when he's reading a teleprompter and finds the prepared text a little dull. Biden's speech a week ago was tighter and better; this one was by turns OK and tedious, neither a hectoring authoritarian balcony performance nor a successful populist stemwinder. Overall the Republican convention was a more impressive piece of entertainment than what the Democrats put together, but it ended with a fizzle and a yawn.
Michelle Goldberg The night Donald Trump was elected, Rachel Maddow told her shellshocked audience, "You're not dead and you haven't gone to hell." Rarely have I been less sure. To watch this hateful huckster brand the White House with banners bearing his name, turning it into a stage set for American caudillismo, was a low point in the history of the presidency. It was like something out of "The Man In The High Castle." It was a defilement.
Nicole Hemmer Tonight revealed the central contradiction of Trump's campaign. After insisting Trump's presidency has been the most successful in history, speakers warned the nation was cracking apart, wracked by chaos and lawlessness. Even if you don't think that's Trump's fault (which: really?), he neither prevented nor fixed it. Not a great argument for a second term.
Nicholas Kristof With Covid-19 recently claiming about one American life every 80 seconds, President Trump should be modeling social distancing and the wearing of masks. Instead, masks were barely visible and chairs were close, spreading the worst kind of public health messaging to the American public.
Matt Labash The R.N.C. was as dispiriting as the D.N.C. At a time of multiple crises, when we most need good, honest leadership, we instead get relentless dishonesty. Democrats lie about "peaceful protests," as cities are torched and ransacked. Republicans lie about Covid-19, a virus we didn't even know existed 10 months ago, but which is now our third-leading killer, having taken nearly 185,000 American lives. These are the choices, folks: bunco men vs. flim-flammers. Bloods vs. Crips, engaged in gang warfare for its own sake. I, for one, will be voting my conscience, which dictates that I can't vote. Not this cycle. Why reward the bastards?
Liz Mair Tom Cotton's speech was better than those from other potential 2024 contenders, including Mike Pence and Mike Pompeo, but his delivery was far worse, more stilted and inauthentic sounding than what we got from Tim Scott and, yes, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. He sounded like a bog-standard career politician in a world where people have gotten used to someone leading the G.O.P. who sounds about as far away from that as is possible.
Daniel McCarthy The night seemed too rote, too safe too often, with good messages deflated by lackluster or past-their-prime messengers like Rudy Giuliani.
Melanye Price It's not clear yet whether they will pick up new supporters, but the Republicans did an excellent job of reminding supporters what's at stake in this fictional America, clarifying whom they should view as the enemy and fomenting hostility toward people who are different or just simply disagree with them.
Bret Stephens Trump's long speech, often demagogic and nasty, was also probably the most politically effective of his presidency. Biden needs to up his game, a lot, or he's going to be this year's version of other Senate war horses turned failed presidential candidates: John McCain, Bob Dole, Walter Mondale, George McGovern and John Kerry.
Mimi Swartz Another night of mass-spreading mendacity. Tom Cotton accuses Joe Biden of coddling dictators. Rudy Giuliani paints New York City as a chaotic, violent dystopia. Ivanka Trump says her dad is a champion of women and children. The president promises to end anarchy. Democrats who spent the last four nights watching Netflix aren't ready for what's coming.
Héctor Tobar In 2016, Trump's insurgent candidacy resonated with voters in "heartland" communities who felt unseen by the political establishment. This year, I spent the four days of the Republican convention driving across "flyover" America. I sensed a Trump fatigue setting in. The president's meanspirited reality show hasn't delivered the promised greatness — no matter how many convention speakers said it did.
Peter Wehner The Trump campaign has settled on its theme, which is as subtle as a jackhammer. Trump is all that stands between "the forgotten man" and carnage: death, darkness, violence, riots, anarchy, mayhem, cultural revolution, the death of God. Democrats may be infuriated by this line of attack, but they'd be fools to ignore the danger it poses to them. NThe through line of this week was lies, the bolder the better. The purpose is to disorient Americans. Trump can win only if Americans enter his hall of mirrors. An awful lot hinges on them declining the offer.
Will Wilkinson The Republican Party is all-in on the message that rioting, looting and violence have broken out in Democratic cities across the country on Donald Trump's watch, and he has been unable to do anything to rein it in … which is why Americans won't be safe if the other guy is elected. This is an incoherent position. But once you dial into Trump's authoritarian frequency, you grasp that the supposed root of the violent urban disorder of Republican fever dreams is that Democrats are allowed to have political authority at all. If Trump is re-elected, he might put an end to the perils of two-party rule for good.
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Archery is a wonderfully accessible sport. It's attainable for aspiring athletes of any ability and any age. It has longevity, meaning tha
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"I fell in love with it," Nofel said. "Once we found a club for me to shoot in, I made so many friends. It's a great community. I love the challenge, always being able to push myself, and it's very accessible, I think, physically."
Fast-forward to 2021 and he's a resident athlete with Team USA, with a recurve men's team silver medal from the Hyundai Archery World Championship on his resume. We spoke with him at that very same competition to ask him about why competition archery is something every archer should try.
Nofel cites the ability to push yourself to be better as one of the biggest reasons. "You're shooting against your personal best," he said. "If you're starting out and you've only shot out to 20 yards, you try to push yourself to 30 yards, 40 yards, trying to increase your score. A good measure of how you're doing is to compete against others, which is such a great challenge of the sport."
So, what is it, exactly, that makes competitive archery so exciting? What is it that keeps Nofel coming back to competition? "The No. 1 thing is the feeling I get from competing, especially when I've done well; to know that I've put all the work in and been rewarded by it, it's just a great feeling," Nofel said. "Then, the adrenaline you get on the line in a head-to-head match. Then, the team round. In the team round you have your team buddies you're shooting with. And then, coming to events, being around other teams. Socially it's a lot of fun and then competitively you get to get after it."
Nofel's advice for archers wanting to make the leap from recreational archery to competitive archery is much like a famous slogan: Just do it. "You just gotta jump in," he said. "I think even if you feel like you're not ready to do it, there's no reason not to go and do it, especially at a local level. You get signed up, you go, and the worst thing that can happen is that you have a great day of shooting with your friends and probably end up hooked like me."
He suggests looking into USA Archery's JOAD program, National Field Archery Association tournaments or 4-H competitions. You can always go to your local archery shop and ask around. They'll know what organizations are available in your area. "If you have the ability to shoot arrows safely at a target, go and have fun and go from there," he said.
Once you've found a competition or tournament to participate in, how do you prepare? Nofel says it's all about consistency. "You have to go in and shoot the same way you do in practice," he said. "You practice all day long to get arrows close to the middle. And if you get to a competition and you try to do something different to shoot better, now you're shooting differently — and it probably will not be better. So even at the world championship level, I step up to the line and I run through my same checklist that I do in practice every day."
A consistent shot process is the key to success in archery. Repetition is the name of the game. "I go by the NTS shot process by Coach Lee," Nofel said. "Every shot I'm running my process. So even if I step into a medal match or one-arrow shoot off or sudden death match, I get up and I do my process, I focus on myself and execute the best shot I can and the result is the result."
It's easy to get caught up in the fact that you're at a competition, but if you follow your process and stay focused, you'll shoot just as well as you do at home. "Don't let stepping up to a bigger tournament freak you out," Nofel said. "I started in JOAD and I learned OK, you go and you register and you get to the event, they tell you where you're shooting, and then you go do an equipment inspection and then you go and shoot. Then I got to a USAT tournament, a national tournament, and I registered for it, I went, they told me where to shoot, I had an equipment inspection and I went and shot. You start local, you learn how to do it, and after that everything else is getting bigger, but you're still stepping up and you're still shooting your same shot."
Competing in archery tournaments is a great way to take the skills you've been honing in your backyard or at a favorite range and test them against yourself and other archers. You'll make friends, better yourself as an athlete and become part of an entire network of people who are passionate about archery. Don't be afraid to step up to the line and nock your first arrow as a competitive archer.
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Can Jazz or Mavericks catch the Lakers for the eighth seed?
By Kurt HelinMar 25, 2013, 12:33 PM EDT
The Los Angeles Lakers are back in a more familiar place — the team being chased rather than the team playing catch-up. Granted, the Lakers aren't really used to being chased for the eighth seed, but still it's better to be the team being chased than the other way around.
Both the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz are two games back of the Lakers for the chance to face the Spurs in the first round.
Can either of those teams catch the Lakers? Maybe. Dallas is playing well and Utah's schedule softens up, but both are going to need a lot more wins.
Dallas is 7-3 in its last 10 games and have pushed up the standings since he return of Dirk Nowitzki. While it seemed a long shot they could get back in the mix, the fall of the Jazz has put them just a couple steps behind the Lakers.
The reason we are talking about this at all is Utah has not looked like a playoff team lately — they have lost four games in a row and nine of their last 11. They were a playoff team that came back to the pack, let themselves get caught.
Players in Utah are frustrated — Paul Millsap has complained about playing time — and coach Ty Corbin can't seem to find a rotation, a combination to turn this thing around. Two games is not going to be easy to make up on the Lakers, but it's impossible if they don't start winning. A lot.
Utah's best hope is the schedule — theirs gets softer while the Lakers gets harder. Dallas has a tough stretch but could finish strong.
Utah has 12 games left, eight at home where the Jazz are 24-9 on the season. Of those dozen games, only five are against playoff teams. The Jazz have the struggling 76ers and Suns to start the week in Utah — those are must wins that could start a little run for Utah.
Dallas has a dozen games left, seven at home and five on the road. They play seven of those 12 against playoff teams but five of those are their next five games (including at the Lakers April 2). If Dallas can get through those five games and still be close, they have a chance.
The Lakers have 12 games left also, split evenly between home and road (with a four-game road trip this week). The Lakers have seven playoff teams left on their schedule including four of their last six. The Lakers had a soft schedule last week of the Suns and Wizards and lost both, a missed opportunity they could regret.
The bottom line for the Lakers is they have a cushion, they have to just keep winning and they are in. (It's hard to see any of these teams closing a three game gap with the hot Rockets for the seven seed, or 3.5 with the Warriors at six.) But if the Lakers continue to stumble the schedule favors Utah — if Utah can keep tripping over it's own feet. And Dallas is in the mix as well.
This could be a very interesting three weeks at the bottom of the Western Conference.


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Suggested Reading November 12, 2018
November 19, 2018 November 19, 2018 Linda Reimer
Hi everyone, here are our recommended titles for the week, for last week!
Apologies for the delay in posting; between vacation days and our charming inclement weather at the end of last week, this is my first chance to finish it.
So here are the suggested reads for last week and I'll post the recommended titles for this week on Wednesday.
Digital Suggestions Of The Week For Last Week:
The Comedians, Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy by Kliph Nesteroff (Format: eBook):
"Funny [and] fascinating . . . If you're a comedy nerd you'll love this book" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).
Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, National Post, and Splitsider
Based on over two hundred original interviews and extensive archival research, this groundbreaking work is a narrative exploration of the way comedians have reflected, shaped, and changed American culture over the past one hundred years.
Starting with the vaudeville circuit at the turn of the last century, the book introduces the first stand-up comedian—an emcee who abandoned physical shtick for straight jokes. After the repeal of Prohibition, Mafia-run supper clubs replaced speakeasies, and mobsters replaced vaudeville impresarios as the comedian's primary employer. In the 1950s, the late-night talk show brought stand-up to a wide public, while Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, and Jonathan Winters attacked conformity and staged a comedy rebellion in coffeehouses. From comedy's part in the Civil Rights movement and the social upheaval of the late 1960s, to the first comedy clubs of the 1970s and the cocaine-fueled comedy boom of the 1980s, The Comedians culminates with a new era of media-driven celebrity in the twenty-first century.
"Entertaining and carefully documented . . . jaw-dropping anecdotes . . . This book is a real treat." —Merrill Markoe, The Wall Street Journal
Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (Format: eBook):
A dark, twisted, unforgettable fairy tale from Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of.
The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his son the prince must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been.
When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon or what horrors she faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome young man, the story he tells of her rescue, and her destiny of sitting on a throne beside him. It's all like a dream, like something from a fairy tale.
As Ama follows Emory to the kingdom of Harding, however, she discovers that not all is as it seems. There is more to the legends of the dragons and the damsels than anyone knows, and the greatest threats may not be behind her, but around her, now, and closing in.
Jack Of Spades by Joyce Carol Oates (Format: eBook):
An exquisite, psychologically complex thriller about opposing forces within the mind of one ambitious writer and the delicate line between genius and madness.
Andrew J. Rush has achieved the kind of critical and commercial success most authors only dream about: He has a top agent and publisher in New York, and his twenty-eight mystery novels have sold millions of copies. Only Stephen King, one of the few mystery writers whose fame exceeds his own, is capable of inspiring a twinge of envy in Rush. But Rush is hiding a dark secret. Under the pseudonym "Jack of Spades," he pens another string of novels—noir thrillers that are violent, lurid, masochistic. These are novels that the upstanding Rush wouldn't be caught reading, let alone writing. When his daughter comes across a Jack of Spades novel he has carelessly left out, she picks it up and begins to ask questions. Meanwhile, Rush receives a court summons in the mail explaining that a local woman has accused him of plagiarizing her own self-published fiction. Before long, Rush's reputation, career, and family life all come under threat—and in his mind he begins to hear the taunting voice of the Jack of Spades.
"Sleek and suspenseful . . . Readers are sure to be gripped and unsettled by [Oates's] depiction of a seemingly mild-mannered character whose psychopathology simmers frighteningly close to the surface." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Just when you think you've got her all figured out, Joyce Carol Oates sneaks up behind and confounds you yet again. She does it with a wicked flourish in Jack of Spades." —The New York Times Book Review
The Vineyard Victims, Wine Country Mystery Series, Book 8 written by Ellen Crosby & read by Christine Marshall (Format: Downloadable Audiobook):
The death of a former presidential candidate in a fiery car crash at her Virginia vineyard has ties to a thirty-year-old murder, as well as to Lucie Montgomery's own near-fatal accident ten years ago, as she searches for a killer who now may be stalking her.
When Jamison Vaughn-billionaire real-estate mogul, Virginia vineyard owner, and unsuccessful US presidential candidate-drives his gold SUV into a stone pillar at the entrance to Montgomery Estate Vineyard, Lucie Montgomery is certain the crash was deliberate. But everyone else in Atoka, Virginia, is equally sure that Jamie must have lost control of his car on a rain-slicked country road. In spite of being saddled with massive campaign debts from the recent election, Jamie is seemingly the man with the perfect life. What possible reason could he have for committing suicide? Or was it murder?
Before long, Lucie uncovers a connection between Jamie and some of his old friends, an elite group of academics, and the brutal murder thirty years ago of a brilliant PhD student. Although a handyman is on death row for the crime, Lucie soon suspects someone else is guilty. But the investigation into the two deaths throws Lucie a curve ball when someone from her own past becomes involved, forcing her to confront old demons. Now the race to solve the mystery behind the two deaths becomes intensely personal as Lucie realizes someone wants her silenced-for good.
Written in Red, The Anna Hopkins Mysteries, Book 2 by Annie Dalton (Format: eBook):
The murder of a college professor uncovers long-buried Cold War secrets in this "suspense-filled" mystery in the Oxford Dogwalkers' series (Booklist).
Shortly before Christmas, Professor James Lowell is found brutally attacked in his rooms at Walsingham College, where dog-lover Anna Hopkins works as an administrator. Baffled as to why anyone would wish to harm such a gentle scholar, Anna discovers that her fellow dog walker, Isadora Salzman, knew Lowell as an undergraduate in the 1960s. They were both members of the so-called Oxford Six—and it seems that Isadora has been keeping a surprising secret all these years. But someone else knows about Isadora's secret: someone who has sent her a threatening, frightening letter.
Could the attack on Professor Lowell have its roots in a fifty-year-old murder? And who is targeting Isadora and the surviving members of the Oxford Six? Anna, Isadora, and Tansy, the dog walking detectives, make it their business to find out.
This mystery series for adult readers is an intriguing new departure for award-winning YA writer Annie Dalton. Dalton is the author of more than 30 novels for children and young adults, including the Agent Angel series. She has twice been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
"This taut . . . nail-biter of a mystery is chock-full of surprises and will appeal to a wide range of mystery lovers." —Booklist
"Dog lovers will enjoy the canine interludes." —Publishers Weekly
Print Suggestions Of The Week For Last Week:
Almost Everything: Notes On Hope by Anne Lamott:
From Anne Lamott, the New York Times-bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow, comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives.
"I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of Almost Everything. Despair and uncertainty surround us: in the news, in our families, and in ourselves. But even when life is at its bleakest–when we are, as she puts it, "doomed, stunned, exhausted, and over-caffeinated"–the seeds of rejuvenation are at hand. "All truth is paradox," Lamott writes, "and this turns out to be a reason for hope. If you arrive at a place in life that is miserable, it will change." That is the time when we must pledge not to give up but "to do what Wendell Berry wrote: 'Be joyful, though you have considered all the facts.'"
In this profound and funny book, Lamott calls for each of us to rediscover the nuggets of hope and wisdom that are buried within us that can make life sweeter than we ever imagined. Divided into short chapters that explore life's essential truths, Almost Everything pinpoints these moments of insight as it shines an encouraging light forward.
Candid and caring, insightful and sometimes hilarious, Almost Everything is the book we need and that only Anne Lamott can write.
Elevation by Stephen King:
The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together—a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences.
Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn't want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis.
In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King's most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade—but escalating—battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott's lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face–including his own—he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott's affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.
From Stephen King, our "most precious renewable resource, like Shakespeare in the malleability of his work" (The Guardian), Elevation is an antidote to our divisive culture, as gloriously joyful (with a twinge of deep sadness) as "It's a Wonderful Life."
Merry And Bright by Debbie Macomber:
Merry Knight is pretty busy these days. She's taking care of her family, baking cookies, decorating for the holidays, and hoping to stay out of the crosshairs of her stressed and by-the-book boss at the consulting firm where she temps. Her own social life is the last thing she has in mind, much less a man. Without her knowledge, Merry's well-meaning mom and brother create an online dating profile for her—minus her photo—and the matches start rolling in. Initially, Merry is incredulous, but she reluctantly decides to give it a whirl.
Soon Merry finds herself chatting with a charming stranger, a man with similar interests and an unmistakably kind soul. Their online exchanges become the brightest part of her day. But meeting face-to-face is altogether different, and her special friend is the last person Merry expects—or desires. Still, sometimes hearts can see what our eyes cannot. In this satisfying seasonal tale, unanticipated love is only a click away.
Past Tense by Lee Child:
Family secrets come back to haunt Jack Reacher in this electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child, "a superb craftsman of suspense" (Entertainment Weekly).
Jack Reacher hits the pavement and sticks out his thumb. He plans to follow the sun on an epic trip across America, from Maine to California. He doesn't get far. On a country road deep in the New England woods, he sees a sign to a place he has never been: the town where his father was born. He thinks, What's one extra day? He takes the detour.
At the same moment, in the same isolated area, a car breaks down. Two young Canadians had been on their way to New York City to sell a treasure. Now they're stranded at a lonely motel in the middle of nowhere. The owners seem almost too friendly. It's a strange place, but it's all there is.
The next morning, in the city clerk's office, Reacher asks about the old family home. He's told no one named Reacher ever lived in town. He's always known his father left and never returned, but now Reacher wonders, Was he ever there in the first place?
As Reacher explores his father's life, and as the Canadians face lethal dangers, strands of different stories begin to merge. Then Reacher makes a shocking discovery: The present can be tough, but the past can be tense . . . and deadly.
"Superb . . . [Lee] Child's spare prose continues to set a very high bar."—Publishers Weekly (boxed and starred review)
You Don't Own Me by Mary Higgins Clark:
When we last saw Laurie Moran, she had recently become engaged to her show's former host, Alex Buckley. Since then, the two have been happily planning a summer wedding and honeymoon, preparing for Alex's confirmation to a federal judicial appointment, and searching for the perfect New York City home for their new life together.
But then Laurie is approached by Robert and Cynthia Bell, parents of Dr. Martin Bell, a famously charming and talented physician who was shot dead as he pulled into the driveway of his Greenwich Village carriage house five years ago. The Bells are sure that Martin's disgraced and erratic wife, Kendra, carried out the murder. Determined to prove Kendra's guilt and win custody over their grandchildren, they plead with Laurie to feature their son's case on "Under Suspicion," ensuring her that Kendra is willing to cooperate.
Kendra has lived under a blanket of suspicion since Martin's death, with the tabloid media depicting her as a secretive, mentally unstable gold-digger. Laurie's show is a chance for her to clear her name. But unbeknownst to the Bells, Kendra has already refused once before to go forward with a re-investigation of her husband's murder, and her statements to the contrary only add to the appearance of guilt.
But once Laurie dives into the case, she learns that Martin wasn't the picture-perfect husband, father, and doctor he appeared to be and was carrying secrets of his own. And what does the web of lies ensnaring the Bell family have to do with a dangerous stranger, who gazes at Laurie from afar and thinks, She is actually quite a lovely girl, I'm sure she's going to be missed…?
You Don't Own Me is the perfect, exhilarating follow up to the bestselling Every Breath You Take. The "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark and her dazzling partner-in-crime Alafair Burke have devised another riveting page-turner.
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[ARCHIVED] Kids, families coming together with Anaheim Ducks, city to design Anaheim's next playground
ANAHEIM, Calif. (July 13, 2022) — Residents are teaming up with the Anaheim Ducks, the city of Anaheim and nonprofit Kaboom! to design a new playground based on what local kids and families want to see in their neighborhood playspace.
The 4,300-square-foot playground will be built in one day on Sept. 16 and will be the first phase in the transformation of a grassy downtown field into Center Greens, a downtown park next to Anaheim City Hall and the Downtown Anaheim Community Center.
The 3.5-acre Center Greens will include a new basketball court, skate park, an obstacle course, a loop walking trail and more. The park is set to open in 2023.
Friday, July 15, will mark the start of the playground design as 50-plus children and parents from the neighborhood, the Anaheim Family YMCA, Anaheim summer programs join with Anaheim Ducks Head Coach Dallas Eakins, future Ducks prospects players and the Ducks Street Team for the playground design day.
Supporting the health and wellness of kids and families in the community, the design day celebration will include Ducks giveaways and outdoor sports and activities. Kids will join Anaheim Ducks prospects and Street Team members to play street hockey, cornhole, Connect 4 and Jenga. The design day starts at 3 p.m. and is set to conclude at 5:30 p.m.
The design day will be followed by two months of final playground planning by the city of Anaheim, the Anaheim Ducks and KABOOM!. The project will culminate with a Sept. 16 build day for the new playground, where the Anaheim Ducks and community volunteers will transform the space into a customized, kid and teen-designed playspace, which will open for play in the days after the build.
This will be the 15th KABOOM! playground in Anaheim and the first sponsored by the Anaheim Ducks, rallying neighbors around the common goal of improving communities for our kids.
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